18. Legislative Institutions

Andrew O Ballard, Florida State University

Estimation of Common Space State Legislator Ideology Scores Using Model Legislation - Alexander Furnas, Northwestern University; Charles R. Shipan, University of Michigan; Alton Boyd Hale Worthington, University of Michigan

Explaining Differences in Voting Patterns Across Voting Domains Using Hierarchical Bayesian Models - Erin Rose Lipman, University of Washington; Scott Moser, University of Nottingham; Abel Rodriguez, University of Washington

Party Lines and Personal Narratives: The Ideological Positioning of Underrepresented Members of Congress - SoRelle Wyckoff Gaynor, College of the Holy Cross; Kris Miler, University of Maryland-College Park

Using text analysis as a tool to measure party disloyalty in Congressmembers' public-facing communications. - Tim Bynion, George Mason University

Andrew O Ballard, Florida State University

Michael Ensley, Kent State University at Kent